{"product_id":"the-shark-prince-9780593890721","title":"The Shark Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the Lei and the Legends duology comes a sharp new fantasy about a Hawaiian boy who can transform into what people fear most: a shark.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small Hawaiian village, Nohea is the latest son in a long line of male ancestors with a horrible secret: He's half-human, half-shark. After his father--also cursed as a shark--kills someone while surfing and subsequently disappears, Nohea is left isolated with only his mom and tūtū as company. He knows he'll suffer the same fate one day, so he can't go to school or make any friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorse yet, when he eventually succumbs to his shark-like cravings, he'll be put to death, and his family will have to move to the continent. But when Nohea sees a flyer for a new surf competition, he realizes the prize money might be enough to help his family afford to stay in Hawaii when Nohea is gone. The catch? The competition is for school teams only. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo taking the biggest risk yet, Nohea joins the local public seventh-grade class where he makes friends, contends with a school bully, and gets so angry, he discovers a new row of supersharp teeth in his mouth! But this is only the \u003ci\u003ebeginning \u003c\/i\u003eof Nohea's problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause soon, Nohea realizes that one by one, his surfing friends are \u003ci\u003edisappearing\u003c\/i\u003e. Is Nohea killing his classmates without knowing it? Or is something even more dangerous afoot?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malia Maunakea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.76w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593890721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalia Maunakea \u003c\/b\u003eis a Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) writer whose desire to tell her son about Hawaiʻi resulted in her award-winning novel Lei and the Fire Goddess and its sequel, Lei and the Invisible Island. Malia splits her time between her island home and the mountains of Colorado. Learn more at maliamaunakea.com and @MaliaMaunakea on Instagram.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Malia Maunakea \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231712686237,"sku":"9780593890721","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_98d5e183-9b84-42f6-a668-370d28d198f7.jpg?v=1778578035","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-shark-prince-9780593890721","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}